By Hassan .B. Anchinai The Yobe State Executive Council today approved a total sum of N12, 262, 063. 801.00 for the execution of various projects and services, as part of H.E Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam administration's effort to further develop the state. In that amount, N11, 327, 120, 487.24 will be devoted to the construction of Yobe's brand new cargo airport in Damaturu. The first of its kind in the Northeast sub-region. The cargo airport will help generate and enhance business traffic through the movement of goods and services to and from the region in a way that will be economically empowering for the state and its people. Also approved by the State EXCO is the sum of N440, 274, 022.40 for the procurement of furniture for classrooms, offices, staff quarters, student hostels and dining halls for the five newly rehabilitated and expanded secondary schools within the state. It can be recalled that the Gaidam administration has recently undertaken a comprehensive reha...